The promised land

I must apologize, I'm afraid! In one of my latest posts I may have made a comment about winter not existing in Australia. Now I can assure you: It does! Not the snowy sort as you may know from Canada or Northern Europe, it's more like the rainy type, but hey, it's something!

Autumn on the other hand seems to last for a few days only...

Anyway, after six months I finally left Australia and went to the one place I heard only ever good things about: Tasmania!

So here we go, the promised land at last!
Although i only arrived a few hours ago I had an overwhelming first impression! 

Beautiful scenery, friendly citizens and lovely food!

So here's a quick glimpse of what awaits me, and of course you, in the near future:

Here's a Red-Browed Finch that had a full-on collision with my window

Luckily the little fellow was fine, and after regaining consciousness he went about his business! 

Clear evidence of winter: snow! Here we see Mt. Buller, home to one of Australia's premier ski resorts

And finally: The Mersey Bluff Lighthouse, my first glimpse of Tasmania in daylight!

Tasmania's northern shoreline, Mersey River mouth to the right

The view from Sideling Lookout, in the center of the picture we can see Scottsdale, one of the major regional cities.
Also, all in one picture, green grass, mountains, and the ocean!